We, the undersigned, call on the University of Nottingham to reverse its plans to impose compulsory redundancies on its staff in the School of Chemistry.
We, the undersigned, call on the University of Nottingham to reverse its plans to impose compulsory redundancies on its staff in the School of Chemistry.
The University threatens to cut fourteen members of academic staff out of the forty-six currently in the School. On 12 May, thirty-one of those members of staff received letters notifying them that they were at risk of redundancy. These cuts target staff at multiple levels, but significantly impact colleagues in teaching roles – where their loss accounts for double the teaching capacity of research and teaching colleagues.
Additionally, there are proposed cuts to technical staff at all levels in research, teaching, and operations.
These proposals will cause long-lasting damage to the University of Nottingham. In particular:
The University of Nottingham branch of the University and College Union has proposed alternative measures to ensure the financial health of the University while avoiding the need for compulsory redundancies. We urge the University’s senior leadership team to work with them and create a more sustainable vision for Chemistry at Nottingham.
We invite signatures from academics, industry professionals, students, alumni, collaborators, and members of the broader Chemistry community beyond Nottingham. We are very grateful in advance for your responses.
Please note there may be some delay while your submission is checked and posted.
| Name | Institution | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Roald Hoffmann FRS, Nobel Laureate Chemistry 1981 | Cornell University | |
| Sir Tim Hunt FMedSci FRS, Nobel Laureate Physiology or Medicine 2001 | The Francis Crick Institute, London | Please do not damage Chemistry |
| Venki Ramakrishnan FRS, Nobel Laureate Chemistry 2009 | MRC LAB OF MOL BIOLOGY (EMERITUS) | Chemistry is fundamental to many other areas of science including biology and medicine, material science, etc. For a modern economy, it is short sighted to cut one of the better departments of chemistry in the country. |
| Academician Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian HonFRSC | Flerov Laboratory, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia | I hold the School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham in very high regard and consider it a great asset to global science. It was a great honour for me to visit Nottingham in March 2019 and to write my signature on Element 118 (which was named after me) on the periodic tables which now hang in the Nottingham chemistry lecture theatres. |
| David Dolphin FRS OC | University of British Columbia | The chemistry department at the University of Nottingham, my alma mater, ranks amongst the top 100 universities in the world: Everything should be done to allow it to maintain, and even improve, on this outstanding reputation |
| Prof Enrico Coen FRS Member of US National Academy of Sciences | John Innes Centre | |
| Robert Crabtree FRS | Yale University | |
| Prof David Leigh FRS, Royal Society Research Professor | University of Manchester | The key finding of the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology assessment of "The Value of Public R&D", published on 30 October 2025, is that "on average, £1 of civil public R&D investment generates £8 in net economic benefits for the UK over the long term." Sustained investment in science therefore matters, not simply as support for universities or laboratories, but as core economic policy: it helps turn ideas into high-value sectors such as life sciences, clean technology, AI and advanced manufacturing, raises the absorptive capacity of firms, and gives the UK a better chance of competing internationally in the industries that will drive future growth. It is therefore the wrong choice to cut key teaching, technical and academic staff in Chemistry at Nottingham, one of the strongest Chemistry Departments in the UK. These are the people responsible for educating and training the next generation of UK scientists who will deliver the skills, discoveries and industrial capacity on which those high-value sectors depend. Weakening this provision will undermine the very pipeline of talent and innovation that national policy says the UK urgently needs to strengthen. |
| Robin Perutz FRS | University of York | If these redundancies go ahead, they will cause the university even more harm. The chemistry department has a record of outstanding achievement. Don't kill the goose that lays the golden egg. |
| Jeremy Sanders FRS | University of Cambridge | The proposal is cultural vandalism. The UK economy and research community need a vigorous and diverse chemistry community that provides new research and a skilled workforce. Nottingham Chemistry has a proud history of contributing and still has much to give if it is not cut down now. |
| David Baulcombe FRS FMedSci FRSE(hon) NAS | Cambridge University | |
| Professor Geoff Cloke FRS | University of Sussex | |
| Richard Catlow FRS | UCL and Cardiff | This is a shocking proposal. Nottingham Chemistry has a distinguished past and a dynamic present. It trains undergraduates in a discipline which is vital for future economic strength and resilience and its research is making key contributions to achieving a sustainable and low carbon future. These proposals will irreparably damage the School of Chemistry and must not be enacted. |
| Professor John P. Maier FRS | Emeritus, University of Basel, Switzerland | The Department of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham is first rate. Any reduction in the current staff is detrimental and would lead to loss the reputation of the University itself. |
| Peter Sadler FRS | University of Warwick | The Department of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham has a world-leading reputation, and every possible effort should be made to preserve it. Chemistry is an essential discipline at any leading university worldwide. If this reputation is lost, the standing of the whole university will suffer. A strong Department of Chemistry will make a vital contribution to a strong and successful future for the University of Nottingham. |
| Atta-ur-Rahman FRS, Former President Pakistan Academy of Sciences and President Network of Academies of Science of Islamic Countries (NASIC) | International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan | Fully support the petition |
| Professor Steven Peter Armes FRS | University of Sheffield | The UK is sleepwalking to disaster regarding University funding. This huge problem is exacerbated by dreadful senior management at UK Universities. |
| Academician Jinghai Li FREng FRS | Professor, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | Chemistry is a very strong School at Nottingham and its research is very important for ensuring a sustainable future for our planet. |
| Graham Hutchings FRS | Cardiff University | |
| Jonathan Ashmore FRS | UCL | |
| Sally Price FRS | UCL | This scale of cuts to the chemistry department will weaken the research pipeline in Nottingham chemistry and allied disciplines in a way that may be very difficult and expensive to recover from. Learn the lessons from other universities who have severely cut chemistry. |
| Prof Stephen Mann FRS | University of Bristol | |
| Sir Martyn Poliakoff FREng FRS Hon FRSC FIChemE | University of Nottingham | It is heart-breaking that the huge innovations in science and education that have been made by members of our School over a period of more than half a century are being threatened and potentially destroyed by administrators, recently arrived at our university, who fail to understand the significance of what our School has achieved. However, it is gratifying that this petition shows how highly scientists and engineers across the world recognize and value our achievements! |
| Harry B. Gray FRS | California Institute of Technology | Energy, Environment, and Human Health are critical areas for chemistry research in the 21st century, Faculty members in chemistry at the University of Nottingham have made (and are making!) major contributions in these areas. We need Nottingham Chemistry! |
| Sir Alan Fersht FRS | University of Cambridge | |
| Judith A K Howard CBE FRS | Durham University | This proposed action is unsuportable. Nottingham Chemistry is a key and historical Department in UK Science Departments. To do this , threatens critical and a wider essential science training in the UK and sees the UK losing skills fundamental to our economic recovery at a crucial time of political instability. |
| Lesley Yellowlees, Former President Royal Society of Chemistry | Retired | |
| Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dehnen FRSC, Immediate Past President of the German Chemical Society (GDCh), Editor-in-Chief Inorganic Chemistry (ACS) | Karlsruhe Institute of Nanotechnology | Good luck! |
| Dr Barbara Villa Marcos | University of Nottingham | |
| Mei Yao Young | University of Nottingham | |
| Tirtha Raj Acharya | University of Nottingham | |
| Kristaps Ermanis | University of Nottingham | |
| Oliver Mead | University of Nottingham | |
| Izzy Wood | University of Nottingham | |
| Joseph Heeley | University of Nottingham | The School of Chemistry is recognised globally for its excellent teaching. These cuts will significantly impact this and surely cause longer term issues for recruiting international students |
| Samantha Tang | University of Nottingham | In less than 20 years we have gone from being ranked the 2nd best Chemistry department in the UK to what is essentially a managed decline and deconstruction of a founding subject. These cuts are ludicrous and financial savings can and should be made elsewhere. |
| Rabi Chhantyal Pun | University of Nottingham | |
| Francesco Piga | University of Nottingham | |
| Matthew Cliffe | University of Cambridge | |
| Liam Ball | University of Bristol | |
| Dr Jonathan Moore | University of Nottingham | |
| Ishbel Cooke | University of Nottingham | |
| Patrick Robertson | University of Nottingham | |
| James Bennett | University of Nottingham | The proposed cuts will not have the desired effect of saving the university money. They will destroy our reputation and ranking and reduce the number of high tariff student applications. |
| Lucy Tomczyk | University of Nottingham | |
| Rachel Moore | Nottingham University | |
| Dr. Morgan Reynolds-Green | University of Nottingham | |
| Steven Howdle | Retired | Chemistry students need sensible numbers of highly qualified academics- these proposals cut far too deep. |
| Ellie Webb | University of Edinburgh | |
| Alexander Uner | University of Nottingham | |
| Andres Gomez Angel | Pharmaron UK | |
| Charlotte Mcivor | University of Nottingham | |
| Amrit Gill | University of Nottingham | |
| Jack Wootton | Newcastle University | |
| Miriam O'Duill | University of Nottingham | |
| Bruna Falgueras Vallbona | University of Nottingham | |
| Sudheesh Sivanandan | University of Nottingham | |
| James Dowden | University of Nottingham | |
| Hannah Poulton-Haselier | University of Nottingham | |
| Michael Clarke | University of Nottingham | |
| Jason McNulty | University of St Andrews | The proposed cuts would decimate any functioning department and would likely severely impact quality of teaching leading to issues with student recruitment in the future |
| Dr Brian Chalmers | University of St Andrews | The proposed cut of 30% of staff is ludicrous. How does Nottingham intend to keep the same quality of award-winning teaching and innovation by slashing staff numbers, and with it, slashing the staff morale for those who remain. Teaching and pedagogy should be at the core of the institution, and certainly not the first place to make cuts and savings. |
| Jessica Sellar | University of Nottingham | |
| Lucy Quayle | University of Nottingham | |
| Stephen Otieno | University of Nottingham | |
| Jessica Streets | University of Nottingham | |
| David Rogers | University of Nottingham | |
| Sotiria Kogou | Nottingham Trent University | We are the university! |
| Xue-zhong Sun | University of Nottingham | The achievements of the School of Chemistry today are the result of the efforts of several generations, but a single wrong decision can destroy those efforts in an instant. |
| Rhoda Phillips | University of Nottingham | |
| Peter Harvey | University of Nottingham | |
| Martyna Ostrowska | University of Nottingham | |
| Dr Thomas Stanton | Loughborough University | |
| Georgia Schneider | TWI Ltd | |
| Dr L Scott Blankenship | University of Nottingham | Management clearly wants to destroy something beautiful. I started here in 2012 and did my undergrad, MSc, and PhD here, and now work here. It is a supportive and sustainable academic community. They want it gone. I'm only here for another three months, but will fight these savage cuts every day I am here and beyond. |
| Jack Smithson | University of Nottingham | |
| Madasamy Thangamuthu | University of Nottingham | |
| Louis Buck | University of Nottingham | |
| Oscar Siles Brügge | University of Nottingham | There has been no modelling of how any of these proposals will achieve any of the stated goals, and anyone with an understanding of how university rankings work can see that this will only lead to a decline across the board. |
| Andrew Nortcliffe | University of Nottingham | The proposed staff cuts in Nottingham will devastate teaching and research in the department. This will destroy our ability to recruit high-quality students at any level. We need these staff to ensure that all operations in our School deliver for students. |
| Neil Oldham | University of Nottingham | Not only are the proposed redundancies a personal disaster for many of the individuals involved, but they also run the risk of making it impossible for retained staff to conduct teaching and research in chemistry. More widely, the introduction of yet another layer of bureaucracy (College-School-Department) sitting above the actual delivery of the subject will introduce unnecessary duplication of activities, costing more staff time. The whole Future Nottingham project is poorly thought out, has been pushed through without proper scrutiny, and is based on very questionable data. |
| Letizia Liiro Peluso | University of Nottingham | |
| Ben Owen | University of Nottingham | |
| Nicholas Mitchell | University of Nottingham | |
| Katherine Jolley | University of Nottingham | |
| Neave White | Northumbria University Newcastle | Life sciences funding is being cut across the board in the name of 'cost cutting'. All of these subjects lead the way in pioneering areas of drug discovery, novel materials synthesis and analysis of pollution just to name a few. Cutting access to life sciences down skills future generations and limits access too sciences ability to generate novel breakthroughs. |
| Melissa White | University of Nottingham | |
| Marie Kowalski | University of Nottingham | |
| Simon Woods | University of Nottingham | |
| Samuel O'Thomson | Autifony | While the university sector as whole is struggling currently, Nottingham stands head and shoulders below the rest through financial mismanagement. However, I doubt the people responsible will be the ones to bear the cost of this. Rather they look to cut the people teaching their students in a move that can only be seen as reprehensible and cowardly. |
| Ben Pointer-Gleadhill | University of Nottingham | |
| Andreas Weilhard | University of Nottingham | |
| Philippa Jacob | University of Nottingham | |
| Mia Bennett | University of Nottingham | |
| Jack Phelps | Newcastle University | |
| Olivia Munns | University of Bristol | |
| David Mills | University of Manchester | |
| Ross Amory | University of Nottingham | |
| Kuba Lemanski | University of Nottingham | |
| Fabrizio Ortu | University of Leicester | |
| Jon Kragskow | University of Bath | |
| J Earp | University of Nottingham | |
| Andrew Greener | Loughborough University | Cutting academic staff to save money in the short term would only exacerbate the financial problems for the university in the long term, fuelling the further decline of the department and entering a death spiral of fewer staff, causing less research and teaching, so less funding, so less staff. |
| Graham Leggett | University of Sheffield | It is tragic to see a department that has had such a long and illustrious track record being dismantled in this way. |
| Craig Campbell | University of Oxford | The national impact of these planned redundancies will severely impact the student experience, particularly losing the Royal Society Award-winning teaching team, who have forged many important industrial links, enhancing the student practical experience tremendously. The teaching laboratory team in particular continue to lead national discourse on many aspects of chemistry course delivery that maximises the student experience, and this will be a tremendous loss if the proposal for redundancy |
| Rob Messias | University of Oxford | |
| Dr Yolanda Sanchez Vicente | Northumbria University | For the Future of Chemistry |
| Dr Charlotte Clark | University of Nottingham | |
| Jie Ke | University of Nottingham | |
| Jonathan Hunter | Fibre Extrusion Technology | |
| David Cole-Hamilton | University of St Andrews | Having been involved in a Review of the Chemistry Department at Nottingham University a few years ago, I was stunned to find that this excellent department should be under threat. There are many world leading scientists there and the teaching is first class. The proposed cuts will lead to a deterioration in all aspects of the Department's important and world leading work. I urge you to reconsider this highly flawed plan. |
| Dylan P. Williams | University of Birmingham | |
| Abraham López | GSK | |
| Shannon Casey | University of Nottingham | |
| Adshayen Suthasan | Cranfield University | I sign this petition to support the school of chemistry and other departments' opposition to staff redundancies. |
| Dr Stuart Smith | Durham University | |
| Nathan Brown | Optibrium | |
| Martin Black | University of Nottingham | |
| Natalie Cozier | Cozy Bricks Innovations | I was deeply troubled to hear that the University of Nottingham's Chemistry Department is facing such significant threats. The department is internationally respected, home to world-leading researchers, staff and renowned for the outstanding quality of its teaching and scientific contributions. These proposed cuts could seriously undermine the department's reputation, research capacity, and educational opportunities for students. I strongly encourage the University to reconsider these proposals carefully and to explore every possible avenue to protect a department that represents excellence in innovation, teaching and research. |
| Dr Louis Morrill | University of Bath | The School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham is one of the strongest in the UK - it must be protected! |
| Lydia Barnes | University of Warwick | |
| Andres Tretiakov CSci CChem | St Paul's School | I'm appalled by this news. I fully support the technical staff at the University. They are the lifeline of the Chemistry department. No technical staff, means no experimental science, no research, no innovation and most important no inspiration for the next generations. |
| Gary Boulton | Plantsbrook School | |
| Max Kennedy | Imperial College London | |
| Katherine Inzani | University of Nottingham | |
| Jasper Fairchild | UCL | I have very fond memories of my time at UoN and am sad to see a large amount of quality staff are at risk of redundancy. These cuts seem too deep and look like they will cause even more decline in the long term. 😓 |
| Molly Rose Bartlett | Nottingham Alumni | Save our chemistry department! |
| Christopher Moody | University of Nottingham Emeritus | |
| Jaffer Zaidi | University of Sydney | |
| Daniel Edward Smith | LiNa Energy | The University of Nottingham's School of Chemistry and the staff of which it comprises must be protected. The SoC continually demonstrates its value to the University, the city of Nottingham, and the international community of chemistry researchers. The combination of teaching and the specific research undertaken at the SoC is irreplaceable. I implore the University of Nottingham's executive branch to consider alternative options. |
| Hetty Walker | University of Bristol | |
| Anna Kirkham | University of Lancashire | |
| Jacob Brownlee | University of Birmingham / ISIS | |
| Paige Burton | University of Nottingham | |
| Paul Roach | Loughborough University | |
| Tina Caunt | University of Nottingham | |
| Barry Teobald | Biotech Research | Utterly shameful. As many have already said, Chemistry lies at the heart of combating our major global challenges such as climate change and fighting deadly disease. In addition, a Chemistry degree/PhD is a highly respected qualification that teaches skills applicable to a broad range of career paths, not just within science. Nottingham has always had a highly regarded, world class Chemistry department. How can the UK even begin to stand tall in the world and lead against countries like China with decimating cuts like this? We should be investing in science and technology, not cutting it. |
| Ana Aguiar Ricardo | NOVA School of Science and Technology | I strongly support this petition. I carried out my postdoctoral research in 1995 at the School of Chemistry of the University of Nottingham, and that experience was transformative for my scientific career and for the way I understand and approach science. It is deeply concerning to see such an internationally respected department at risk through cuts of this magnitude. Protecting institutions like this is essential not only for current staff and students, but also for future generations of scientists. |
| Marysia Tarnowska | Teesside University | |
| Theo Smith | University of Nottingham | |
| Vincenzo Taresco | University of Nottingham | |
| Isabelle Marriott | University of Nottingham | |
| Laura Finney | University of Nottingham (School of Chemistry Alumnus) | |
| Elliott Gill | University of Nottingham - Chemistry Undergrad | |
| Stanley Galloway | University of Nottingham | |
| Daniel Hutchinson | University of Nottingham | |
| Daniel Galano | University of Manchester | Having completed my undergraduate degree here, I am shocked and saddened to find this department under threat - my current occupation as a PhD student and subsequent research output would not have been possible without the School of Chemistry and its staff, from the academics to the technicians. Putting emotions aside, the proposed cuts seem based on shoddy data at best and do not seem to grasp the long term damage of crippling the department's research output and ability to teach for short term financial saving. |
| Chao-Jun Li | McGill University | I am shocked by this proposal to a prominent department globally. |
| Aaron Campbell | Newcastle University | |
| Xavier Lacey | University of Nottingham | |
| Timothy Noel | University of Amsterdam | Universities are the engine of the economy. So do not reduce the staff at Nottingham Chemistry! |
| India Gosai | University of Nottingham | |
| Natasha Ansarian | University of Nottingham | |
| Hanno Kossen | Newcastle University | Nottingham Chemistry is renowned for it's innovation in teaching and scholarship. Cuts to its ability to deliver excellence in teaching does not only harm the university, but also the entire chemistry education sector. |
| Hon Wai Lam | University of Nottingham | Absolutely heartbreaking |
| Charlotte Witts | University of Nottingham | |
| Joshua Lai | University of York | |
| Charlotte Stevenson | University of Nottingham | |
| Amy Stimpson | University of Nottingham | |
| Heidi Vollmer-Snarr | Yale University | |
| Isobel Shoffren | University of Strathclyde | |
| Jasmin Ly | University of Nottingham | |
| Olivia Churchill | University of Manchester | |
| Joe Anderson | Pharmaron UK | |
| Zacharias Amara | Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers France | |
| Javier Garcia Martinez | University of Alicante | I am deeply shocked to learn of the proposed redundancies in the School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham. This decision would have a profoundly negative impact on a department of exceptional quality, international prestige, and long-standing scientific importance. I have known of the work carried out in this department for decades, and I have had the privilege of interacting with some of its researchers, many of whom are leading scientists in their fields. The School of Chemistry has built a reputation through years of outstanding teaching, world-class research, and the dedication of highly skilled academic and technical staff. These roles are not simply "jobs" that can be removed without consequence; they are essential to the department's intellectual strength, educational mission, research capacity, and international standing. Reducing staff on this scale would be disastrous. It would damage the quality of teaching, weaken the student experience, undermine research excellence, and harm the reputation of the University of Nottingham far beyond the School of Chemistry itself. The loss of experienced academics, technical experts, and researchers would not be easily repaired. Once such expertise and institutional knowledge are lost, rebuilding them can take many years, if it is possible at all. Chemistry is central to addressing some of the most urgent challenges facing society, including sustainable energy, health, materials, manufacturing, and the environment. A department with Nottingham's history and calibre should be protected and strengthened, not diminished. I find it extremely disappointing that a better alternative has not been found. I urge the University to reconsider this decision, engage constructively with staff and their representatives, and seek a solution that preserves the quality, prestige, and future of this outstanding department. |
| Connor Yap | University of Nottingham Alumnus | |
| Dr Ryan Dempsey | University of Manchester | |
| Altin Mele | University of Tirana | Does Royal Chemical Society have a stand on this action?? |
| Abbie Wilson | University of Nottingham | |
| Haydon Ross | University of Nottingham | |
| Ben Millwater | University of Nottingham | |
| Luisa Ciano | University of Nottingham | |
| Elliot Dandy-Minto | University of Nottingham Undergraduate in Chemistry | People have put years of hard work and dedication into helping and improving the school of chemistry. Their knowledge and careers, and their skills are valuable and difficult to replace. Do not let such talented people suffer because of mistakes that the University did. |
| Declan Meehan | University of Nottingham | |
| Jessica Milani | University of York Alumni | |
| Jesum Alves Fernandes | University of Nottingham | |
| Rossana Wright | University of Nottingham | |
| Anabel Lanterna | University of Nottingham | |
| Julie Watts | University of Nottingham (Associate) | These potentual changes will decimate the school of chemistry, and lower the standing of the university in the UK and beyond |
| Polina Abramchuk | University of Nottingham | |
| Daniel Bratton | Cytiva | |
| Dr Efstratios Asimellis | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – Postdoctoral Researcher | |
| Thomas Ronson | University of York alumnus | |
| Caitlin Loughman | University of Nottingham | |
| Sophie Craddock | University of Nottingham | |
| Daphne Pangilinan | University of Nottingham | |
| Megan Bearcroft | Biosciences | |
| Oliver Cullen | UoN Chemistry | This will eviscerate the legacy of every great chemist and every discovery made here. To consider such damage to this institution is tantamount to sabotage. The people at risk of being made redundant are some of the very heart and soul of this department, and have been a part of the reason I came to Nottingham in the first place |
| Shiya Jin | University of Nottingham | |
| Shayantan Chaudhuri | University of Warwick | The proposed cuts will have significant negative impact on the University of Nottingham's reputation, research and teaching quality, and ability to recruit top students, in both the short- and long-term |
| Ruby Reynell | University of Nottingham | |
| Dr Kateryna Heynderickx | Former Student at UoN Chemistry | |
| Sophie Shearlaw | Chemistry | |
| Darren W | University of Manchester | |
| Oluwajuwon Okunade | University of Glasgow | |
| James O'Brien | University of Manchester | |
| James B | University of Nottingham | |
| Ashleigh Beal | University of Nottingham | |
| Qiao Cao | University of Bath | |
| Ashley Wooles | University of Manchester | |
| Amy Naylor | The University of Nottingham | |
| Katie Alexander | University of St Andrews | |
| Sally Thornton | Hearing Sciences | |
| Emily A | UON School of Chemistry | |
| Terrence J. Collins | Carnegie Mellon University | Yes, Chemistry Departments are expensive, technician-intensive, energy-intensive enterprises and therefore especially vulnerable in spreadsheet-driven restructuring exercises despite their profound strategic importance. As a result, they can appear to financially pressured decision makers as attractive pressure-relief valves for stemming the flow of red ink without full appreciation of what may ultimately be lost. The irony is that institutions thereby risk weakening exactly the foundational scientific capacity upon which long-term innovation ecosystems, advanced manufacturing, health technologies, environmental stewardship, and future economic resilience depend. I know Peter Licence, your Head of School of Chemistry, well and hold him in the highest regard as a thoughtful and courageous leader for sustainability in an unsustainable world. Listen to him carefully. |
| Jiyan Mandrup | Astex | |
| Evan Shelton | University of Nottingham | |
| Ronan Ozdural | University of Nottingham | |
| Jessica Salamone | University of Bath | |
| Dr Kane Bastick | Asymchem Ltd | Threats to cut any and all UK chemistry departments in academia are an existential threat to generate and retain talent for the future of the UK chemical research and manufacturing industries. |
| Jonathan Ong | University of Nottingham | |
| Ayushi S | University of Nottingham | |
| Alex Edmonds | University of Nottingham | |
| Jaime Crossley | Newcastle University | |
| Madeleine Cheung | University of Nottingham | |
| Jennifer Unsworth | HGF Limited | This is very disappointing. As a graduate of UON, I am appalled. |
| Giorgio M | University of Nottingham | |
| Zichen (Derek) Zhang | University of Nottingham | Chemists help the university and society advance. How ironic is a plan titled with 'future' deciding to discard advancing forces. |
| Connor Bergin | The University of Nottingham | |
| Leanne Fisher | University of Nottingham | |
| Sandy Kilpatrick | University of Leicester | Having just concluded a gruelling period of collective consultation at UoL Chemistry, I'm sending sympathy, strength and solidarity up to road to colleagues at UoN! |
| Matt Allison | Chemify Ltd. | This proposal is ludicrous and destructive of everything that makes the university that I trained at so great |
| Laura Sandford | Ex Student | As an ex-student, I benefitted from the excellent teaching, research and support staff. Without all of these team members, I would not have received such an excellent education. These cuts will be to the detriment of future students and will severely impact their learning. |
| Maria Roumpou | Foundation for Research and Technology | |
| Gerard Parkin | Columbia University | Nottingham Chemistry has always had a great reputation. The department has also had much impact on the community at large via the Periodic Table of the Videos, which has received worldwide acclaim. The proposed reduction in staff is very poorly grounded and there must be other means that would not be so destructive in reducing the workforce. |
| Eleni Frussu | Greek Ministry of Culture, Directorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities | |
| June McCombie | University of Nottingham (Honorary Fellow) | The impact on support for both students and the School's research profile will be extreme. |
| Fatumata Jalloh | University of Nottingham School of Chemistry | |
| Lingqiao W | Beijing University of Technology | |
| Rita Upmacis | Pace University, New York, U.S. | I received my undergraduate and my PhD from Nottingham University and am strongly opposed to the proposed cuts to department of chemistry that has a well-known global reputation. The department has received a lot of acclaim from the periodicvideos.com educational website which popularizes chemistry that I have used in my teaching in the U.S. The loss of academics and staff from the chemistry department will greatly affect the university's standing. An alternative, much less drastic, approach should be considered. |
| Lifeng Ding | Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University | |
| Joseph Wright | University of Nottingham | |
| SIHAI YANG | Peking University | School of Chemistry is a world leading organisation for excellent teaching and research in the world! |
| Chuang Gao | AstraZeneca | Got loads of support from the research staffs when I was doing my PhD here. It is a shame to see the uni struggles like this. |
| Yong Yan | South China Normal University | I spent eight wonderful years in the School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham – four as a PhD student (with the prestigious overseas scholarship) and four as a postdoc (2007–2015). It is truly heartbreaking to see the University now imposing compulsory redundancies on its chemistry staff. Without the dedication and expertise of these remarkable colleagues, Nottingham risks a sharp decline in international student applications – which would, in turn, inflict lasting damage on the School of Chemistry and the University as a whole. |
| Nigist Asfaw | Addis Ababa University | |
| Emilie Wheatley | University of Nottingham | |
| James Metcalf | Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung | |
| Xue Han | University of Manchester | |
| Michele Formica | J&J | I did my undergrad (MSci) at the school of chemistry from 2012-2016. Wonderful times and a great course. Would be a shame for others not to experience it... |
| Tara Lambert | University of Antwerp | |
| Jeffrey Hannam | University of Edinburgh | |
| Paul Cullis | University of Leicester | |
| David Harding | Suranaree University of Technology | I am stunned that Nottingham is thinking of closing the department. Thailand has many alumni from the University, and the Periodic Videos are often mentioned as something that attracted them to chemistry. The current financial problems seem to have been caused by poor management decisions and it strikes me as incredibly unfair that Chemistry should bear the brunt of this downsizing, simply because it is an expensive subject to teach. |
| Richard Bourne | University of Leeds | Shocked and disappointed to hear about the planned cuts at Nottingham chemistry |
| Anna Slater | University of Liverpool | |
| Martin Sims | n/a | |
| Toby Maccormack | University of Nottingham | |
| Paul Kruger | University of Canterbury Ao/NZ | Simply unfathomable the scale of proposed cuts at one of the leading Chemistry departments in the world! |
| Barbara Ciani | University of Sheffield | I was at Nottingham Chemistry as postdoc. Don't give up. This strategy is misguided, damaging students and the country. There is always an alternative, they only need to have the willingness to find it together. |
| Dr Paul Stanley | UoN | Used to be a great institution. Top for research. These decisions will not help the school to return to greatness. |
| Erica Hanson | University of Nottingham | |
| Sofia Olendraru | University of Edinburgh | |
| Yu Chen | Langfang Normal University | |
| Helen Sneddon | University of York | |
| Thorri Gunnlaugsson | Trinity College Dublin | |
| Byron Oputa | University of Strasbourg | |
| Ross Forgan | University of Glasgow | |
| James Herron | Murphy and Son | |
| James Stewart-Moreno | University of Oxford | |
| Chloe Spencer | University of Nottingham | |
| Dr. Mehmet Süzen | Assia, Cyprus | Chemistry is one of the fundamental sciences underpinning national infrastructure. As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies emerge alongside pressing energy challenges, preserving and increasing investment in academic chemistry is imperative. Chemistry plays a pivotal role as the foundation for both quantum computing and advanced AI applications. Given this strategic importance, the University of Nottingham must secure long-term funding from UK government initiatives focused on AI, 'AI for Science,' and quantum technologies specifically for the School of Chemistry. |
| Xianjin Cui | Nanodot Limited | The university of nottingham is built on the strength of its faculty and professors, not its excutives. |
| Prof Joe Harrity | The University of Sheffield | Taking this action against one of the premier chemistry departments in the UK can only do reputational damage to the University of Nottingham, as well as further eroding the UKs reputation for carrying out globally competitive research. Reconsider! |
| Helena Amos | University of Manchester, Nottingham alumni | |
| Kevin Morgan | Queen's University Belfast | |
| Dr. Dukula De Alwis Jayasinghe | University of Manchester | |
| Jawwad Darr | UCL (EX Nottingham pdra 1996 to 1999) | |
| Georgia Stevens | Nottingham Uni | |
| Tom Pike | University of Nottingham | Chemistry at the University of Nottingham can be seen as a test case for the wider impacts of the UEB's Future Nottingham 2 goal of worsening SSR university-wide. Between ~2019 and ~2023 Chemistry dropped 45+ places in the Guardian's University Guide, tracking the increase in the size of undergraduate cohorts from historic levels of ~170 to 220+, directly impacting SSR. Recovery has been slow, but in 2026 rankings had risen again by 25+ from this low point as the tail of the larger cohorts graduated and SSR recovered. Should UEB carry through with the unnecessary and brutal cuts across the whole University, Chemistry and the wider University of Nottingham will plunge down the rankings, leading to devastating drops in recruitment nationally and internationally. |
| Elliot | Francis Crick Institute | |
| Jixin Yang | Wrexham University | I am deeply shocked and concerned with this university proposal to launch a massive cut in the academic staff members at School of Chemistry. Having been studying my PhD and doing my postdoc there for 10 years, I am fully aware how wonderful the School is with so many passionate and capable educators and researchers. It is hard to imagine the negative impact of this move to the future of School of Chemistry in terms of institutional reputation and ranking, student recruitment (quality of home students and number of international students), research funding (particularly REF) and of course staff and student morale. If the university thinks this proposal is to save the School of Chemistry, I will argue it is self-destructive or even suicidal. A much more sensible and sustainable alternative approach should be seriously considered. |
| Jeremiah Tidey | University of Warwick | It seems plain to anybody that the current efforts and present proposal are simply a death sentence to the school and university, borne as a response to wild mismanagement of resources across a challenging period for the sector. It is clearly not a sensible solution to turning things around. As an alumnus of the school and collaborator to a number of staff, it pains me greatly to see such a failing. I implore you to consider the alternative plan before your final disembowling of our beloved institute. |
| Ben He | Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Science | |
| Paweł Borowiecki | Warsaw University of Technology | Throwing highly qualified scientific personnel out onto the street is a waste of money! It's like spending years training F-16 fighter jet pilots only to force them to move to commercial airlines. |
| CYRUS SEBASTIAN SHARMA | University of Nottingham | |
| Jiawei Wang | Swansea University | |
| Peter Aitken | University of Oxford | |
| Lynn Kamerlin | Georgia Institute of Technology | |
| Enrico Falcone | LCC-CNRS, Toulouse (France) | |
| Daniela Plana | Keele University | |
| Dr Katherine Shaw | Reckitt | It is truly disheartening to see the university and School of Chemistry - which was flourishing when I left a decade ago - crumble through mismanagement, with the hardworking and dedicated staff on the ground taking the brunt, rather than those who made this happen. These redundancies would do a disservice to the brilliant staff, and to the students who deserve a high-quality education, and leave the university as a shadow of what it once was. |
| Laura B | University of Nottingham | |
| Paul Walton | University of York | |
| Patrick McFall | University of Nottingham | |
| Mia Hesford | University of Nottingham | |
| Lauren Mullin | Liverpool John Moores University | |
| Vladimir Popov | UoN Emeritus | |
| Liam Cribbin | Trinity College Dublin | |
| Rachel Chan | Runshaw College | A terrible decision for an amazing department who contribute so much to the university as a whole and the chemistry department more specifically who contribute so much to the subject. |
| Iain Robertson | Swansea University | |
| Anaïs Pitto-Barry | Université Paris-Saclay | |
| Andrew Marriott | Almac Pharma Services | Having interviewed many prospective industrial placement students from UoN Chemistry it baffles me how cutting almost a third of staff can be anything but severely detrimental to the standing of the department and to its student experience. These proposals seem poorly thought through regarding the mid to long term impact on the department and must be reassessed remembering that UoN Chemistry is, first and foremost, a proud and highly-regarded academic institution. |
| Adam Knirsch | University of Cambridge | |
| Martin Jones | University of Cambridge (alumnus) | Chemistry might be an expensive subject to teach and research, but it underpins much of the UK Life Sciences sector activities. At Nottingham in particular the technician staffs' contributions are invaluable and not to be underestimated. |
| Laia Vila-Nadal | University of Glasgow | Are you nuts? This is one of the most prominent chemistry schools in England. Chemistry at the University of Nottingham has trained and hosted generations of scientists and produced world-leading research for decades. So many excellent chemists have come through there. Closing or weakening departments like this is not just a Nottingham problem; it is part of a wider dismantling of UK science and higher education. We cannot keep pretending this is normal. Please reconsider and support the future of chemistry at Nottingham. Science in the UK is already struggling enough. |
| Ken McGrath | Fellow Royal Society of Chemistry | I am a retired chemist having worked in the UK power industry and in the Hong Kong power industry. Total working for 51 years. These industries were extremely reliant on stringently applied chemical controls monitored by well qualified chemists. The UK Government are progressing build of new nuclear power stations and qualified chemists will be key members of staff up to management level. It is essential, in my view, that universities continue to produce well educated chemists with analytical skills and a talent for investigating problems affecting the sustained lifetime of the power plant. |
| Sharon Clancy | University of Nottingham | |
| Peter Knipe | Queens University Belfast | |
| Lydia Ward | Nottingham Alumni | |
| Ariadne Smith | University of Nottingham | |
| Buxing Han | Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences | Chemistry is very important and I express my strongest support. |
| James Nicholas | University of Barcelona | |
| Callum Hind | University of Nottingham | The proposed cuts will decimate both the teaching and research reputation of the school. As a PGR, my research relies directly on the stellar efforts, specialised technical expertise, and dedication of staff who are now at risk. The university cannot maintain its 'research-intensive' status while cutting the very people who make the science possible. Management needs to find another way forward. |
| Vinesh Patel | ProPharma | |
| Sruthi Nambiar | University of Nottingham | |
| Joshua Barham | University of Strathclyde | |
| Tyla Pugh | Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Discovery | |
| Paul Anastas | Yale University | Nottingham Chemistry is an international gem in service to science and the well-being of the world! |
| Berkeley W. Cue, Jr., PhD | BWC Pharma Consulting LLC | The chemistry program at Nottingham has been one of the most effective institutions supporting the advancement of green and sustainable chemistry for more than a quarter of a century. Such an asset to our global society must continue as it is, without any modifications. |
| Craig Stoppiello | The University of Queensland | UoN's SoC has a long, proud history of internationally recognised success; protecting the people, expertise, and collaborative culture behind this is essential. This scientific excellence is also central to Nottingham's reputation as a leading city for research, innovation, and education. |
| Andrew McCluskey | University of Bristol | |
| Anna Nandhakumar | University of Cambridge | |
| Weize Wu | Beijing University of Chemical Technology | |
| Yucui Hou | Taiyuan Normal University | |
| Emmett Oliver | N/a | As a alumni of Nottingham Chemistry Department, they are all amazing people who all contribute towards this amazing Department. |
| Stepan Denisov | The University of Manchester | |
| Aisha Bismillah | King's College London | |
| Alexandre Zagoskin | Loughborough University | |
| Zhuxian Yang | University of Exeter | |
| Emily Chau | University of Nottingham Alumni | |
| Georgia Sullivan | The University of Nottingham | |
| Eleanor Winch | University of Loughborough | |
| Brigitte Nerlich | University of Nottingham | I am not a chemist. I am a social scientist/linguist, now emerita. For a long time I interacted with people in chemistry interested in public engagement and I learned a lot. It was fun meeting people like Prof Sir Martyn Poliakoff, film maker Ben Haran and public engagement specialist Samantha Tang and I greatly admired The Periodic Table of Videos which has a huge international reputation. What is the university doing??? |
| Núria Queralt Rosinach | Leiden University Medical Center | |
| Peta Prokopiou | Ricardo | I would not be where I am without the support of the academics of the Chemistry department University of Nottingham. Losing these staff is a blow to the students, the School of Chemistry and the reputation of the University. |
| Catherine Heron | Nottingham | |
| Ellen Bradley | University of Manchester | |
| Stephen M Cohen | Independent Scholar | I spent a year doing postgraduate research at Nottingham. This slicing off of research ability now is ridiculous. |
| Stuart McHale | University of York | |
| Matthew Evans | University of Cambridge | |
| Yonas Chebude | Addis Ababa University | |
| Dane Wallace | University College Dublin | |
| Joris van Slageren | University of Stuttgart | |
| Prof. Matthew Wingate | University of Cambridge | |
| Manon Lachmann | University of Leicester | |
| Charlotte Hancox | University of Oxford | |
| Carmen Barker-Benavides | Lancaster University | |
| Walter Leitner | Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion | Chemistry is an essential science and technology for the future. The School of Chemistry at Nottingham is leading nationally and an international power house. It is an investment, not a cost, for UoN to maintain the strongest possible School of Chemistry! |
| Sweta Ladwa | University of Greenwich | |
| Gareth Cave | Nottingham Trent University | I stand with the supportive chemistry community across Nottingham and East Midlands. Cutting Chemistry staff directly undermines the UoN-NTU sustainability CDT that empower eco-conscious graduates to safeguard our planet's resources. Reverse the redundancies. |
| Richard Hopkinson | University of Leicester | Short-sighted decision just copying others. All savings can be made through natural thinning of the workforce due to retirements and resignations. Also think about reducing executive pay as execs do not deliver the core business of a university. |
| Charlotte Hudson | University of Nottingham | |
| Istemi Kuzu | Philipps Universität Marburg | |
| Eleni Aikaterini | National Bank | |
| Carl Poree | University of Manchester | |
| Bilal Khan | The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, AJK, Pakistan | Chemistry remains a foundation of innovation, healthcare, energy, sustainability, and industry. Reducing academic capacity risks weakening the research, teaching, and scientific training that future generations depend on. Strong chemistry departments are investments in society's future. |
| Susan Vanderplas | University of Nebraska Lincoln | Coming from a university and department that were recently eliminated, it is a messy process that never works out to produce the savings anticipated. This hurts students, remaining faculty, and the institution as a whole. |
| Janine Cossy | ESPCI Paris | |
| Ashish Arora | Duke University | |
| Richard Newbold | The Skinners' School | As a secondary school Chemistry teacher I can state that The Periodic Table of Videos by Nottingham University Chemistry Department has probably done more to raise the profile of the university to school children than anything else. Chemistry Department staff should not be penalised for unwise projects by those running Nottingham University into catastrophic debt. |
| Stuart Taylor | Cardiff University | |
| Stefan Bon | The University of Warwick | Implementing such drastic job cuts among the frontline staff, who together with the students are the true heart of the institution, demonstrates a severe disconnect and delusion within senior management. |
| Dr Thomas McCorvie | Newcastle University | It is shocking that with all these issues with HE in the UK that it is not a focus of the current government (nor the past governments). The proposed redundancies of many colleagues at Nottingham University will further weaken HE and UK's global position as beacon of scientific discovery and innovation. |
| Santiago Martin Solans | University of Zaragoza (Spain) | |
| Dr. Robert Hein | University of Münster | |
| Zhimin Liu | University of Nottingham | |
| Francesco Naccarato | Université Catholique de Louvain alumni | |
| Ross Denton | University of Nottingham | |
| Max Attwood | Imperial | Save staff, stick to the mission, and help ensure that future students have the best opportunities. |
| Michael Neidig | University of Oxford | |
| Dr. Eleni Venardou | Boehringer Ingelheim Hellas Single Member S.A. | Please do not bring forward the plan of redundancies in subjects and departments with low staff-to-student ratios, including physics, medicine and health sciences. |
| Dr Michael O'Neill | University of Liverpool | The scale of these proposals raises big logistical questions about delivering Nottingham's excellent Chemistry degrees safely and effectively, particularly in lab practicals and project work. I urge the University's leadership to reconsider these cuts. |
| Soumen Ghosh | University of Nottingham | |
| Jack Green | University of Liverpool | |
| Eloise Cole | University of York | |
| Magdalene Chong | University of Strathclyde | |
| Peter Hoare | Newcastle University | Appalling decision. Good luck to you and your colleagues. Sadly most University senior administrators are not good at "strategic planning". I'll bet none of the senior leaders or administrators have received any of these redundancy risk letters? |
| Chao Zhang | Uppsala University | The news comes as a big shock. I fully support fellow chemists at UON! |
| Marko Stamenić | University of Belgrade | |
| Prof. Josh Worch | Virginia Tech (USA) | |
| Jamie Gould | University College London | |
| Lincoln Geraghty | University of Portsmouth | |
| Mark Goddard | Nottingham | |
| Fabio Parmeggiani | Politecnico di Milano | |
| Owen Liggins | Reckitt | |
| Helen Allan | UCL | I did my undergraduate and PhD at Nottingham and strongly believe that it should be protected. A huge amount of amazing research comes from Nottingham. |
| Louis M | University of Nottingham | |
| Sudeshna Roy | University of Leeds | |
| Alexander Novitskiy | Nova Biochem | This must stop. |
| George Williams | University of Southampton | |
| David Amabilino | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas | The School of Chemistry in Nottingham has been a leader and innovator since is inception. In both research and teaching it has people of the highest quality, leaders in their areas. With the world leading Carbon Neutral Laboratories and groundbreaking research in many areas, the proposed measures would stifle the creativity and quality of research and teaching. |
| Prof. Christopher Conselice | University of Manchester | |
| Jenny Eyley | University of Leeds | |
| Martin King | University of Cambridge | |
| Dr Sebastian W Rieger | University of Oxford | |
| Angela A | UON grad | Save chemistry! |
| Becky Greenaway | Imperial College London | |
| Thomas Dixon | Leeds universit | |
| Francesca Paradisi | University of Bern | |
| Emily Allen | University of Oxford | |
| Philip Jamieson | University College Dublin | |
| Christopher Rayner | University of Leeds | Extremely disturbing news regarding one of our nationally and internationally leading chemistry departments. This is not right. |
| Ainsley McIntosh | University of Aberdeen | |
| Mahek Srivastava | Imperial College London | I am signing this to support the academic staff at University of Nottingham |
| Simon Gerrard | Imperial College London | This poorly judged decision will impact significantly on students and their experience, research capability and international impact, staff and the wider university environment (including major impact on invaluable teaching-focussed staff and the whole educational community), and hit hard on the University of Nottingham's reputation and ability to attract students and funding! |
| Benoit Couturaud | Université Paris Est Créteil | |
| Andrea Laybourn | University of Leeds | |
| Sohil Solanki | Barclays Bank PLC | The education I have received from the school of chemistry has shaped the person and professional I am today. I wouldn’t want to deprive the future generations of receiving the education and mentorship I have received which has made me the person I am today |
| Fabio Ghiotto | SaaS work | |
| Rose McCarthy | University of Leeds | |
| Anthony Jones | University of Nottingham | |
| Sanna Pampel | University of Nottingham | |
| Stephen Harman | University of Nottingham | |
| Richard Layfield | University of Sussex | Good luck with the campaign |
| Austin Punnoose | Imperial College | Teaching and technical expertise are fundamental to delivering high quality university education. |
| Chris Hawes | Keele University | |
| Qinan Gao | University of Nottingham (School of Chemistry Alumna) | |
| Callum Hill | JCH Industrial Ecology Ltd | It is about time that universities started respecting their academics. If you want to save money, get rid of the overpaid management. |
| Emily Dixon | University of Nottingham | |
| Andy Grierson | University of Sheffield | Another case of financial mismanagement in the University sector. |
| Dr Matthew Lloyd | University of Bath | |
| Valeria Burianova | University of Glasgow | |
| Prof Alex Cowan | University of Liverpool | |
| Matthew O Kitching | Durham University | |
| Dr Tom Hasell | University of Liverpool | |
| Prof Marina Kuimova | Imperial College London | As an Nottingham Chemistry PhD alumnus, I am very saddened by these proposals of redundancies, which will be felt not only across Nottingham but across chemistry landscape of the country as a whole. Alternative financial solutions should be considered. |
| Dr Dominic Willcox | Heriot-Watt University | |
| Mason Ormsby | University of Nottingham | |
| Peter Portius | University of Birmingham | |
| Emeritus Professor John Seddon | Imperial College London | It would be a massive mistake to go ahead with these cuts. |
| Yannis spyridakis MSc | Queen Mary University of London | |
| Keya Shah | University of nottingham | |
| Felice Torrisi | Imperial College London | |
| Sophie Guillemot | University of Manchester | |
| Natacha Veerapen | Imperial College London | Students, academics and supporting staff paying the price for mistakes made by management is not the way forward! |
| Adam Lee | A*STAR | |
| Gianluca Sergi | University of Nottingham | In solidarity with our colleagues in Chemistry, from the Faculty of Arts & Humanities (where 44% of jobs will be lost) |
| Andrea Sella | UCL | This is a textbook example of managers who can price everything and know the value of nothing. A disgrace. |
| Dr Jake Williams | University of Nottingham Alumni | I've always been very proud to say that I did my undergraduate degree at the University of Nottingham, the teaching and the staff were fantastic and set me up for my PhD research and industrial working. I know it's not just Nottingham going through struggles but given how much impact the university has in the wider UK industry, it seems dramatically short sighted to be making these cuts. I hope everyone at risk can find other opportunities. |
| Tim Wright (Emeritus Professor) | University of Nottingham | As in many institutions, senior management continue to make decisions that compound the harm done by their own earlier, ill-informed poor financial decisions. In many cases, they would do better to consider their own positions, and allow *active* academics to input greater into how best the university should be run, alongside advice from unions. |
| Sidarth Surya | University of Manchester | |
| Dr Kirk Malone | Britest Limited | Chemistry underpins the modern world. To even consider such cuts is lunacy. |
| Gwyndaf A. Oliver | University of Vienna | |
| John E. Moses | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | |
| James Crowley | University of Otago | |
| Andrew Jones | University of Canterbury | |
| Thomas Sloan | UCL | The Nottingham Chemistry department is a centre for high quality research that does credit to the university both nationally and internationally. Cost cutting in such an important department, and in a subject with the capacity to produce world changing technology, feels short-sighted in the extreme. |
| Daniel Russell | Freeths LLP | Do not cut these staff. I attended and benefited from this incredible institution when studying for my chemistry masters |
| Thomas Ball | University of Liverpool | These plans are unbelievably short-sighted. For a University with such a rich history in Chemistry and a School with strong current research and teaching outputs, it is unthinkable that cuts are being put forward. Instead of threatening staff with redundancies, they should be thanking them for the prestige the School of Chemistry brings to the University. |
| Gabriella Holland | University of York | |
| Andrei Zaitsev | University of Liverpool | |
| Fen Tin He | University of Nottingham (School of Chemistry Alumni) | |
| Michail Angelos | Agricultural University of Athens | |
| Tapio Ala-Nissila | Loughborough and Aalto University | That N’ham plans to cripple some of its best and internationally known physical sciences departments is just…unbelievable. |
| Romi Aggarwal | University of Liverpool | Great department, great chemistry |
| Stephen Bourne | Former student | As a former Chemistry student at the University of Nottingham, it’s deeply upsetting to see the continued erosion of scientific departments and the uncertainty facing staff and students. My time there was shaped by passionate lecturers, strong practical teaching, and a genuine sense of academic community. Once lost, it would take decades to rebuild. |
| Anthony Haynes | University of Sheffield | Having done my PhD in Chemistry at Nottingham, I’m appalled by the proposed cuts to academic staff which can only damage the reputation of the University. |
| Chiara Gattinoni | King’s College London |